u/sllikdeeps

Always played my beloved record collection on Technics 1200. No longer have the decks but still crates of tunes. I dabbled with Traktor back in 2013ish. Sure its been answered and not difficult to figure out but...

I am trying to set up situation with decks and mixer and software so i can bounce between audio files digitally, use the DVS system but also throw in regular plates. I don't really care if the regular vinyl is funneled through the software as I'm happy for those tunes to be mixed in and tuned via a regular mixer. Have a lot of Dnb/beats but also Techno where i like the idea of learning how to experiment with sounds. So the first boring question is Traktor or Serato in 2026?

I feel stupid but am i dedicating one channel on a mixer for one deck to play records and the other for DVS? A 3rd channel to run just digital files without dvs? Or am i setting the decks to mixer channels like normal which are then routed to the laptop? I would bounce between using both decks to play 2 dvs tunes that i manipulate through the software; but when i put a vinyl onto one it just plays normally without being able to utilize the bells and whistles of the software since its not timecoded?

I am confusing myself and not explaining very well but if anyone can decipher my drivel

Always played my beloved record collection on Technics 1200. No longer have the decks but still crates of tunes. I dabbled with Traktor back in 2013ish. Sure its been answered and not difficult to figure out but...

I am trying to set up situation with decks and mixer and software so i can bounce between audio files digitally, use the DVS system but also throw in regular plates. I don't really care if the regular vinyl is funneled through the software as I'm happy for those tunes to be mixed in and tuned via a regular mixer. Have a lot of Dnb/beats but also Techno where i like the idea of learning how to experiment with sounds. So the first boring question is Traktor or Serato in 2026?

I feel stupid but am i dedicating one channel on a mixer for one deck to play records and the other for DVS? A 3rd channel to run just digital files without dvs? Or am i setting the decks to mixer channels like normal which are then routed to the laptop? I would bounce between using both decks to play 2 dvs tunes that i manipulate through the software; but when i put a vinyl onto one it just plays normally without being able to utilize the bells and whistles of the software since its not timecoded?

I am confusing myself and not explaining very well but if anyone can decipher my drivel

Hoping this doesnt break the rules but i have looked about and seems my question is a bot complex for FAQ section

Always played my beloved record collection on Technics 1200. No longer have the decks but still crates of tunes. I dabbled with Traktor back in 2013ish. Sure its been answered and not difficult to figure out but...

I am trying to set up situation with decks and mixer and software so i can bounce between audio files digitally, use the DVS system but also throw in regular plates. I don't really care if the regular vinyl is funneled through the software as I'm happy for those tunes to be mixed in and tuned via a regular mixer. Have a lot of Dnb/beats but also Techno where i like the idea of learning how to experiment with sounds. So the first boring question is Traktor or Serato in 2026?

I feel stupid but am i dedicating one channel on a mixer for one deck to play records and the other for DVS? A 3rd channel to run just digital files without dvs? Or am i setting the decks to mixer channels like normal which are then routed to the laptop? I would bounce between using both decks to play 2 dvs tunes that i manipulate through the software; but when i put a vinyl onto one it just plays normally without being able to utilize the bells and whistles of the software since its not timecoded?

I am confusing myself and not explaining very well but if anyone can decipher my drivel